#can anyone verify this?

[uxanduva]

mcu military officer rankings

i know these aren't exact (such as Wakandan and Sokovian ranks are prob not the same as us military ranks but still) if i got any info incorrect or anyone who should be on this list but isn't, feel free to let me know! (mostly im just here to shout-out okoye for outranking the rest of all these folks and no one seems to give her enough credit. enjoy ;)

highest to lowest of mcu characters who are/have been in the military as an officer and where they rank secondly sorted in alphabetical order by last name (enlisted personnel (such as Sargeant Barnes) rank under these folks)

O-10 (special) - General - Okoye (Wakanda's Dora Milaje)

O-6 - Colonel - James "Rhodey" Rhodes (USAF)

O-6 - Colonel - Helmut Zemo (Sokovian intelligence)

O-3 - Captain - Carol Danvers (USAF)

O-3 - Captain - Monica Rambeau (USAF)

O-3 - Captain - Steven "Steve" Rogers (USArmy)

O-3 - Captain - Samuel "Sam" Wilson (USAF)

Mentioned as ex-military, no rank specified(?): - Everett Ross (ex-USAF pilot)

#mcu military ranks #i think this is all that i can recall right now? #feel free to lmk if i forgot anyone #im here for my dora milaje ladies okay #they're hella kickass and i feel deserve more ass kicking credit #aalso i know killmonger was ex-navy seal but i feel he's prob enlisted and not officer #;mun babble #-marge simpson meme- i just think the dora milaje are neat! #military mention cw #oh apparently mcuuniverse lists marc spector (moon knight) and frank castle (punisher) as officers? #can anyone verify this?

[admiralatthebowofnails]

From the Journal of Scientific Shitposting

#science! #can anyone verify this? #cool prediction of nature

[2tiedships2]

Faith In The Future World Tour: Jakarta - 24 Jan 2024

#louis #hlcreators #usertomlinson #hltracks #ltedit #tomlinsonedits #hljournal #hledit #louisupdates #i'm fairly certain #the 1st and 3rd gifs are reposted videos #if anyone can verify #solo louis #fitf24 #fitf24 jakarta #24.01.24 #jan24 #my gifs #mine #hldaily

[narudoodles]

Update! A kind soul over on twitter let me know that there are pretty reliable AI art checkers online, that have been developed by people specialising in AI and machine learning!

An NYT article also talks about the pros and cons of a number of them.

I tested all the 3 free open access sites (Illuminarty, Optic AI or Not, Umm-Maybe) and only Illuminarty and Optic AI or Not gave consistent results on both art and photographs.

I'll put the links below so anyone can go and check for whichever art they want to (download the original images from tumblr posts, and upload them)

https://www.aiornot.com/#home

https://app.illuminarty.ai/

These are the results :

Optic flagged it as AI immediately.

But Illuminarty had very interesting aspect : when I uploaded the full image, AI probability was 10%. but, on cropping out the bottom of the image (jacket) the probability jumped to 73.9%

This is consistent with my original comment on the art here

My limited understanding of these programs indicate that they scan the entire image including all the individual pixels. AI programs like Stable Diffusion, Mid Journey, DallE all leave signal artifacts when they process an image, which is then left on the final pic generated!

Compare these two @/skykashi original arts, that are immediately flagged as human made.

And now I get to my favourite AI art bro in the fandom @madasama! I commend you for admitting that you not only use AI, but are proud of producing a large number of "real" arts in such a short time!

Here's your "art"s results!!

@elhnrt made a far more detailed and organised post about this specific weirdo, feel free to check it out!

I will be using fandom tags on this particular post so that it has a broader reach. Especially for genuine digital artists and art lovers. Save the links, and always keep an eye out for AI, it's everywhere these days.

#Naruto #Fanart #Digital art #Anti AI #say no to ai art #Fandom #Tumblr #AI resources #Idk if tumblr is gonna eat up this post on the tags #But it's worth a try #Also since I've been accused of trying to spread misinformation without 'solid proof' #Here's an attempt from verified widely used websites that anyone can access free of cost #The NYT article was a great resource #It talked about the pros and cons and limitations of each site #Worth a read tbh #These AI checkers are not 100% guaranteed to give accurate results all the time #It's best to check with multiple AI flaggers and compare results #And also with context clues like the artstyle skill set and frequency of posting arts of the acc in question

[covenofthearticulate]

listen i don't have twitter and never will, but i know in my heart that louis would keep an account for the singular purpose of adding those little bitchy correction notes to people's tweets

#i don't even know how they work can anyone add them or do you have to be verified or something #either way louis (and marius) LIVES for correcting people in the stiffest way possible

[sigilmint]

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hi apparently this is a scam post. be aware.

#if anyone knows how to verify anything about this i would appreciate the guidance #i don't want to dismiss anything as a scam when i am WELL aware of how this kind of outreach is literally these folks' last hope #i just don't want to be boosting anything that isn't real #this seems real as far as i can tell but lmk if i missed anything

[salbot]

Panasonic RQ-L10 (uncertain year, assumed ~1980, possibly 1999)

#cassette player #walkman #panasonic #retro #tape recorder #tape player #cassettes #hardware #objectum #cute little thing #if anyone can verify for certain what year this was released i would appreciate it

[joons]

there is a certain type of elvis fan — or elvis author — who makes it a mark of personal pride that they will read anything and everything written about him. the assumption, i'm sure, is that in reading widely, from the perspectives of multiple people believed to have known or met him, that they will naturally sort out the truth between them all and come to a more accurate picture of who he was. this might take them toward obscure sources whose motives and factual bases are much harder to determine than those of the better-documented friends and family members who spent time with him. some of these obscure sources cannot be verified by anyone and can sometimes contradict absolutely sure facts about elvis' life, such as what city he was in on a certain day, or they are conveniently lacking in any evidentiary value.

despite the problems with these sources, there is a tendency among more indiscriminate readers to hold themselves above other fans who stick to a stricter "canon" of books that can be verified. there is some sense that because they are more adventurous in their sourcing that they are getting to the "true" story, that anyone who doubts some of these little-known accounts are clinging to a whitewash. when confronted with questions about these sources, they accuse other fans of being "naive" about elvis' drug use, infidelities, or spiritual beliefs, or whatever the source purports to reveal, and thus they can categorize any pushback as an attempt by the "naive" fan to preserve an idealized/idolized version of elvis that doesn't exist (never mind that this is rarely the case; "beloved" or "defended" are not synonyms for "idolized").

but whatever naivete they may ascribe to more discerning fans, surely it takes more naivete to ignore the fog of puerile, absurd narrative-making that has surrounded elvis since the start of his career (earlier, if we take school bullying into account). this is someone who was believed to be possessed by the devil, to have faked his own death, to have drug-fueled orgies and 20 unknown lovechildren and an incestuous relationship with his own mother. and yet, in spite of all these obviously false narratives that have taken hold, these fans and authors still seem to find it completely inconceivable that many, many people lie about elvis and their involvement in his life. it is absolutely "naive" to believe that anyone putting pen to paper is basically truthful, especially when it comes to someone who is arguably the most famous american figure in popular culture. these fans have no trouble believing books about secret affairs that conflict with elvis' known whereabouts (or, on the side of elvis critics: believing rumors of racism that were found decades ago to have been invented wholecloth) just because they are a touch less outlandish than claims of cloning or secret siblings. the standards are on the floor, and yet some fans keep picking them up and dusting them off like they're (cr)edible.

uncritically accepting every source obscures the man so much that "reading widely" hits a point of diminishing returns, distorting him in the way he most feared. and, for some reason, i see it rationalized as a needed counter to a perfect elvis strawman, as if some fans' love or credibility is stronger because they "acknowledge" invented faults.

even memoirs from people we know absolutely spent lots of time with elvis are frequently self-serving and outright misleading, and those are the best ones. other narrators seem willing to contradict themselves and leverage their access to speak with authority they don't have. that alone takes an enormous amount of care and study to ensure that elvis' story is being told accurately and respectfully. but beneath that, there are accounts from people never known to have spent any time with him that are given the same weight as elvis' closest friends. while this might "suit" tabloid journalism just fine, it has no place in published works or curated fan pages that value the truth.

at the heart of every fictionalized elvis account, positive or negative, bigger-than-life or oddly intimate, is the same impulse for the storyteller to weave themselves into his life, by claiming they were the only one who loved him, the only one who saw through him, the one he kept a secret, someone who found their identity and worth in believing they're his child or confidante or drug dealer. and there is nothing, nothing, grounding any of them in reality. if there is any truth there worth seeing, it is in how he affects people so much that they want to leave their mark on him, to leverage their fleeting glimpses of him into something bigger, something meaningful and worthy of notice. while that is an understandable impulse, it cannot come by clawing at someone else's life and filling in the spaces with whatever you hope to find.

and that's something we as fans have to avoid as well. it's just as true that today's historians, writers, and fans must avoid assuming that they know him best just because of their willingness to dive into material that continues to exploit him and create funhouse mirrors that reflect whatever we want to see in him. studying his life and career will always be subjective and interpretive, so it is all the more necessary to stick to credible accounts and verifiable facts, instead of relying on the One Neat Trick of believing the real elvis presley is buried at the bottom of all the sludge.

#elvis presley #something i have been chewing on for a while #i think there is a big responsibility that comes with verifying information that we can't shirk just because we're not professionals #not when the 'professionals' are often the ones most guilty of sloppy research and defensiveness #(alanna) #anyone can get tricked by some not-so-good sources but it's not something to brag about

[sadbeautifultragic36]

At this point I feel like Ticketmaster personally hates me. I’ve been waitlisted (I.e. don’t even get a shot to try for tickets) 3 times now. Canada has had the worst Eras Tour ticket sale. Verified Fan is a joke.

#What’s even the point of verified if anyone can be? #How is it that not one of dozens of accounts of friends and family didn’t get waitlisted? #At this point if just feels like I’m never meant to see her live

[i-spilled-my-soup]

Hi it's me from the Apollo & Daphne comment about Will and Nico in the Asklepios au, I'm not exactly sure what brought me to the comparison but I guess it's the way you sorta described their relationship in one of your other posts(?)

Assuming this is a finite to be written work, the story starts after will and nico have gotten acquainted. nico does his thing, begins as a weird unfriendly guy but after being acquainted becomes a good friend. they bond over losing their siblings and feeling responsible for their deaths, less of a "you did nothing wrong" and more of a "yeah that sucks balls" kind of empathy. then will learns that nico is a child of hades(the guy) and (after an orphic hymn infertility joke) has to fight the urge to use nico to bring people from hades(the place)/keep them from ever going there

in typical nico fashion he disappears like fully. will is reasonably concerned and tries to look for him whenever he isn't practicing and teaching medicine in case of impending war with a neighboring state? this part is funny and i want to say war is the conflict because battle is the usual conflict in the myth and history i've read and also in riordan's series itself. turns out the guy is dead. yippee! (probably some scene where will sees nico but its actually just the ghost or nico visits in a dream or will actually just finds the body preserved in snow. the last one's a little too intense)

That part just reminded me of D&A, Sorry If I'm not making much sense I just got out of school and I'm about to take a nap

Despite her not yet knowing who pursues her, Apollo seems to know exactly who she is, calling, "Wait nymph, daughter of Peneus, I beg you! I who am chasing you am not your enemy." He comments that she is running from him as prey would from a predator, but tells her that he is spurred on by love and a desire to be with her, not destroy her, so she should have pity on him. He then says that he is worried that she will be injured in the chase and cause him guilt, so if she slows down he will too, but she continues. I just see it ???

ohhh im picking up what youre putting down now yeah. the vibe of chase and intentions vs perceptions. the plot is slightly different now so i didnt see the comparison lol

#now nico is going to hazel's execution to act as defense and bc he's ousted his relations with the romans from before wartime #and before anyone else knew he tells will and chb that they can have his head after he tries saving his sister #since he's already lost that chance once #and he never returns and the camp assumes he's defected or otherwise fled #making him a wanted criminal #but no the execution was actually his own it was all a ploy #he manages to escape but succumbs to his injuries and dies #and will finds the body by chance months later #and then he gets brought back to life #so good thing is no one thinks he's died so no one would guess he was unpiously brought back to life #bad thing is people want him dead anyway #no escape or retribution once he is denied death sorta deal #i think a big distinctor is the amnt of info between them #in a&d daphne is completely unaware of who is chasing her and she has no means to verify his claims at goodwill #whereas apollo is fully aware of who she is and what he wants to do with her #my attempt is getting a relationship in which both parties exchange information on the same level

[nukeaspen]

im so fucking angry i broke my phone and its literally completely unusable and no one can fucking help me about it and i can't access or use my sensor at ALL so i had to pay fucking $26 for 25 test strips while staring at the same size container i got months ago for like $15 with 30 strips GOD!!!!

#aspenisms #rants #sorry im so fucking frustrated i cant call anyone or verify that its actually my phone in the first place so no one!!!! can help me!!!!! #and my mom wont pick up and isnt responding as reliably as id like her to.... ik shes busy but im so stressed out by all this #on the brink of tears typing this bc my whole routine has been completely thrown off and i have to wait for other ppl to help #whatever whatever. we can be normal about this. i can be normal.

[cacturne]

what the hell is wrong with paypal

#Just got my paypal permanently restricted for asking why its taking them more than 3 days to verify my id when im kind of on a deadline #Not even hostile mind just asking on an update or anything since its been over a week #If anyone has any idea what i can do with this. Please. Paypal is my main way of paying for stuff online #Should i call them?? Is this like a youtube copyright strike where i should make a racket about it?? I dont know #ghosts howling

[kucherovv]

today moodboard

#everything is pissing me off!!! #my roommatr who literally always goes on her phone or doesnt listen and then butts back into the conversation w a 'wait what' and expects us #to explain it to her. every single time #and the way shes like constantly thinking she knows better or more than us even on things i verifiably know more abt #i love her but omfg its so annoying #literally had to retreat to my room so as to not snap and ruin my life #but like. GOD. god. can you please listen to me when i talk for once in your fucking life #and think about the fact that ANYONE else exists and has an opinion #and actually regard us with importance #outside of pretending to be our mom #jesus fucjing christ

[pbandfluff]

the perk of my brain only pinballing into shows in their last season is i do not have an active blorbo in this race, but as someone who's experienced some real Choices writers have been forced to make now knowing how little they're paid when they also have to deal with the fallout, i hope they pin every single corporation like an insect to a board and i hope every other remaining entertainment union follows suit

#wga strike #i'll also mention the entertainment community fund #(formerly the actor's fund) #is an org that the wga has pointed writers to for potential emergency financial assistance #(this can be verified by the wga strike hub website) #that you can actively donate to and specify the funds should go to film and television #i've donated to them in the past because they provided consistent financial assistance during lockdown-era covid #to literally anyone in the entertainment arts

[aquilamage]

I think I’ve gotten to the point of having all the relevant moments so time to jokingly shame the writers

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#I'm not actually mad I just think it's super funny #I noticed the wrong one watching the one letsplay I've been following #so of course when I started transcript playthrough I had to a) verify that it was definitely incorrect and b) collect evidence. #because I'm obnoxious like that ^^ #an aquila original #(to be extra fair to them in the raw dialogues code that line doesn't even have a character number in front of it) #(absolutely no idea what that means for what that can translate to but) #(because it does happen in other places. like sometimes just in the middle of sections. or with some spies where kabbu talks first.) #(but if it's spy dialogue it's only ever kabbu not anyone else. not sure why about that one) #more like aquila makes an easily readable textdump transcript of the bug game #bug fables

[ringneckedpheasant]

have to have a rough draft of a 3-5 page literary analysis done by ≈4 tomorrow that rlly was supposed to be done by last thursday and I already asked for an extension and I. do not even have a thesis picked yet

#has anyone read jane pek’s the verifiers i’m fighting for my life over here #(>guy who has been in bed most of the day bc of pain & executive dysfunction) #marc.txt #this would be less of a problem if I didn’t have class at 9:15 and could stay up late #& if I didn’t have ceramics from 1-3 -_- might see if I can dip early if I get all my glazing done